Wake Forest University’s Center for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (CEES) and the North Carolina Sierra Club will present “First in Flight, First in Wind: Opportunities and Obstacles for Wind Energy in North Carolina” on Nov. 15. The event is free and open to the public and will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Byrum Welcome Center’s Kulynych Auditorium on the Wake Forest campus.
Presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion.
Presenters will include:
- Ned Farquhar, Deputy Asst. Sec. for Land & Minerals Management at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- John Bane, professor of Marine Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Brian O’Hara, President of the Southeast Coastal Wind Coalition
- Jen Banks, Wind Energy Project Coordinator at the NC Solar Center
- Craig Poff, Director of Business Development at Iberdrola Renewables
- April Montgomery, North Carolina Representative for Invenergy Services
About Wake Forest University: Wake Forest University combines the best traditions of a small liberal arts college with the resources of a large research university. Founded in 1834, the school is located in Winston-Salem, N.C. The University’s graduate school of arts and sciences, divinity school, and nationally ranked schools of law, medicine and business enrich our intellectual environment. Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu.
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